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Internal elections, upcoming assembly polls in focus as CWC meets today
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:00 AM IST
The meeting is being closely watched both by the old guard, including the 23 signatories to a August letter to party president Sonia Gandhi seeking sweeping changes in the Congress’ functioning, as well as the young Turks, mainly leaders allied with former party president Rahul Gandhi.
Covid-19 vaccinations cross 1 million, drive picks up pace in Delhi
By Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:52 AM IST
The cumulative number of vaccinations, while still a little over 57% of the target, is an improvement over what was seen as on Wednesday when it was 55%.
Army plans to deploy 10,000 troops as LAC reinforcements
By Rahul Singh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:42 AM IST
On January 12, army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said the army was in the process of reducing its footprint in the Northeast to sharpen its focus on external threats.
Govt will lean on its socio-economic survey to find people with comorbidities
By Abhishek Dey
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:37 AM IST
The first phase of the vaccination drive – meant for health workers—is currently underway in the city. Delhi has around 300,000 health care workers of whom 240,000 have registered for the vaccine shots.
Delhi: 24 adverse reactions reported on Day 4, two require hospitalisation
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:56 AM IST
On Thursday, Delhi had witnessed its highest number of vaccinations ever since the drive started on January 16 with 73.36% or 5,942 health care workers getting inoculated.
Coronavirus vaccination turnout in Delhi leaps to 73%
By Anonna Dutt, Abhishek Dey, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:50 AM IST
Officials said the 73.36% turnout, a nearly 25 percentage point increase from Wednesday was due largely to the government’s Co-WIN platform being tweaked to allow out-of-turn jabs for registered beneficiaries.
Bhosari land deal: No coercive action against NCP leader Eknath Khadse till Monday, says ED
By K A Y Dodhiya
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:48 AM IST
The controversy pertains to the purchase of a plot in Bhosari, near Pune, by Khadse’s kin for ₹3.75 crore, against the prevalent market rate of ₹30 crore
Would like to be Maharashtra CM someday: State NCP chief and minister Jayant Patil
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:44 AM IST
Patil’s statement assumes significance as deputy CM and Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar is believed to be holding the second position in NCP after party chief
Go beyond party lines, meet PM on Maratha quota, Belgaum issue and GST dues: Maharashtra CM to state MPs
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:53 AM IST
Thackeray said that he has plans to form committees of MPs for better coordination between the state and the Centre
Bird flu confirmed in 5 more districts of Maharashtra
By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:36 AM IST
On Thursday, Bhopal’s ICAR-National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD), which is the nodal body for testing bird flu cases, confirmed the flu as the cause behind the poultry bird deaths in Thane, Yavatmal, Gondia, Ahmednagar and Hingoli